US6194875B1 - Controller for DC-DC converter - Google Patents

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US6194875B1
US6194875B1 US09/414,432 US41443299A US6194875B1 US 6194875 B1 US6194875 B1 US 6194875B1 US 41443299 A US41443299 A US 41443299A US 6194875 B1 US6194875 B1 US 6194875B1
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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  • the present invention relates to a method and a circuit for controlling a DC—DC converter, and more particularly, to a method and a circuit for controlling a DC—DC converter that generates the operational power for portable electronic equipment and the charging power of a battery used in such electronic equipment.
  • Portable electronic equipment such as notebook computers, include a DC—DC converter which generates system power and battery charging power from a DC power supply provided by an external AC adapter.
  • the DC—DC converter is set such that the sum of the system consumption current and the battery charging current is smaller than the current supply capacity of the AC adapter. This is because an overcurrent limiter of the AC adapter inhibits the current output when the value of the current sum becomes greater than the AC adapter's current supply capacity.
  • the DC—DC converter can make full use of the entire current supply capacity.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a first prior art example of a DC—DC converter 100 .
  • the DC—DC converter 100 includes a control circuit 2 and a plurality of external elements.
  • the control circuit 2 and the external elements are formed in the same semiconductor integrated circuit.
  • the control circuit 2 outputs a signal SG 1 to the gate of an output transistor 3 , which is preferably an enhancement type PMOS transistor.
  • An AC adapter 4 provides a DC power supply voltage Vin to the source of the output transistor 3 via a resistor R 1 .
  • the DC power supply voltage Vin is also provided to an output terminal EX 1 via the resistor R 1 and a diode D 1 .
  • the output voltage Vout 1 is provided to an electronic device from the output terminal EX 1 .
  • the drain of the output transistor 3 is connected to a charging output terminal EX 2 via an output coil 5 and a resistor R 2 .
  • the charging output terminal EX 2 is connected to the output terminal EX 1 via a diode D 2 .
  • the output voltage Vout 2 is provided to a battery BT from the charging output terminal EX 2 .
  • the drain of the output transistor 3 is also connected to the cathode of a flywheel diode 6 , which may be a Schottky diode.
  • the anode of the flywheel diode 6 is connected to a ground GND.
  • the node between the output coil 5 and the resistor R 2 is connected to the ground GND via a smoothing capacitor 7 .
  • the smoothing capacitor 7 and the output coil 5 form a smoothing circuit which smoothes the output voltage Vout 2 .
  • the control circuit 2 includes a first current detection amplifying circuit 11 , a second current detection amplifying circuit 12 , first, second, and third error amplifying circuits 13 , 14 , 15 , a PWM comparison circuit 16 , a triangular wave oscillating circuit 17 , and an output circuit 18 .
  • the first current detection amplifying circuit 11 has an inverting input terminal connected to the low potential terminal of the resistor R 1 and a non-inverting input terminal connected to the high potential terminal of the resistor R 1 .
  • the amplifying circuit 11 detects the value of the current I 0 supplied by the AC adapter 4 and provides the first error amplifying circuit 13 with a first voltage signal SG 2 corresponding to the current value.
  • An increase in the supply current I 0 increases the potential of the first voltage signal SG 2 .
  • a decrease in the supply current I 0 decreases the potential of the first voltage signal SG 2 .
  • the supply current I 0 is equal to the sum of the output current I 1 of the output terminal EX 1 and the charging current I 2 (flowing through the resistor R 2 ) provided to the battery BT by the charging output terminal EX 2 .
  • the first error amplifying circuit 13 has an inverting input terminal, which is provided with the first voltage signal SG 2 , and a non-inverting input terminal, which is provided with a first reference voltage Vref 1 .
  • the first error amplifying circuit 13 compares the first voltage signal SG 2 with the first reference voltage Vref 1 and amplifies the voltage difference to generate a first error output signal SG 3 , which is provided to the PWM comparison circuit 16 .
  • An increase in the potential of the first voltage signal SG 2 decreases the potential of the first error output signal SG 3
  • a decrease in the potential of the first voltage signal SG 2 increases the potential of the first error output signal SG 3 .
  • the second current detection amplifying circuit 12 has an inverting input terminal connected to the low potential terminal of the resistor R 2 and a non-inverting input terminal connected to the high potential terminal of the resistor R 2 .
  • the amplifying circuit 12 detects the value of the charging current I 2 supplied to the battery BT and provides the second error amplifying circuit 14 with a second voltage signal SG 4 corresponding to the detected value.
  • An increase in the charging current I 2 increases the potential of the second voltage signal SG 4 .
  • a decrease in the charging current I 2 decreases the potential of the second voltage signal SG 4 .
  • the second error amplifying circuit 14 has an inverting input terminal, which is provided with the second voltage signal SG 4 , and a non-inverting input terminal, which is provided with a second reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • the second error amplifying circuit 14 compares the second voltage signal SG 4 with the second reference voltage Vref 2 and amplifies the voltage difference to generate a second error output signal SG 5 , which is provided to the PWM comparison circuit 16 .
  • An increase in the potential of the second voltage signal SG 4 decreases the potential of the second error output signal SG 5
  • a decrease in the potential of the second voltage signal SG 4 increases the potential of the second error output signal SG 5 .
  • the third error amplifying circuit 15 has an inverting input terminal, which is provided with the output voltage Vout 2 , and a non-inverting input terminal, which is provided with a third reference voltage Vref 3 .
  • the third error amplifying circuit 15 compares the output voltage Vout 2 with the third reference voltage Vref 3 and amplifies the voltage difference to generate a third error output signal SG 6 , which is provided to the PWM comparison circuit 16 .
  • An increase in the voltage Vout 2 decreases the potential of the third error output signal SG 6
  • a decrease in the output voltage Vout 2 increases the potential of the third error output signal SG 6 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 has a first non-inverting input terminal which receives the first error output signal SG 3 , a second non-inverting input terminal which receives the second error output signal SG 5 , a third non-inverting input terminal which receives the third error output signal SG 6 , and an inverting input terminal which receives a triangular wave signal SG 7 from the triangular wave oscillating circuit 17 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 selects the signal having the lowest level and compares the selected signal with the triangular wave signal SG 7 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 provides a duty control signal SG 8 having a low level to the output circuit 18 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 outputs a duty control signal SG 8 having a high level to the output circuit 18 .
  • the output circuit 18 inverts the duty control signal SG 8 , and provides the output signal (inverted duty control signal) SG 1 to the gate of the output transistor 3 .
  • the output transistor 3 is activated and deactivated in response to the output signal SG 1 and thus, maintains the supply current I 0 , the charging circuit I 2 , and the output voltage Vout 2 at predetermined values.
  • the comparison circuit 16 compares the first error output signal SG 3 and the triangular wave signal SG 7 and generates the duty control signal SG 8 such that the duty control signal SG 8 remains high over a short period of time (i.e., has a low duty ratio). That is, a decrease in the potential of the first error output signal SG 3 prolongs the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 7 exceeds the potential of the error output signal SG 3 .
  • a decrease in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 increases the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and shortens the activated time of the output transistor 3 .
  • the decrease of the supply current I 0 decreases the potential of the first voltage signal SG 2 and increases the potential of the first error output signal SG 3 .
  • the increase in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 lowers the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and prolongs the activated period of the output transistor 3 .
  • This increases the charging current I 2 and the supply current I 0 .
  • This operation is repeated until the supply current I 0 of the AC adapter 4 converges on a predetermined value. That is, until the first voltage signal SG 2 converges on a first reference voltage Vref 1 .
  • the comparison circuit 16 compares the second error output signal SG 5 with the triangular wave signal SG 7 and generates a duty control signal SGB that remains high for a short period (i.e., has a low duty ratio). In other words, a decrease in the potential of the second error output signal SG 5 prolongs the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 3 exceeds the potential of the error output signal SG 5 .
  • the decrease in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 increases the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and shortens the activated time of the output transistor 3 .
  • the increase in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 decreases the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and prolongs the activated time of the output transistor 3 . This increases the charging current I 2 . Such operation is repeated until the charging current I 2 sent to the battery BT converges on a predetermined value. That is, until the second voltage signal SG 4 converges on the second reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • the comparison circuit 16 compares the third error output signal SG 6 with the triangular wave signal SG 7 and generates a duty control signal SG 8 that remains high for a short period (i.e., has a low duty ratio). In other words, an increase in the potential of the third error output signal SG 6 prolongs the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 3 exceeds the potential of the error output signal SG 6 .
  • the decrease in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 increases the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and shortens the activated time of the output transistor 3 . This decreases the charging current I 2 and the output voltage Vout 2 and increases the potential of the third error output signal SG 6 . Furthermore, this causes the duty control signal SG 8 to remain high for a long period (i.e., have a high duty ratio). That is, an increase in the potential of the third error output signal SG 6 shortens the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 7 exceeds the potential of the error output signal SG 6 .
  • the increase in the duty ratio of the duty control signal SG 8 decreases the duty ratio of the output signal SG 1 and prolongs the activated time of the output transistor 3 . This increases the charging current I 2 and the output voltage Vout 2 . Such operation is repeated until the output voltage Vout 2 of the battery BT converges on a predetermined value. That is, until the output voltage Vout 2 converges on the third reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the current and voltage of the AC adapter 4 .
  • the AC adapter 4 maintains the DC power supply voltage Vin constant as the supply current I 0 increases.
  • the overcurrent limiter is activated. This causes the AC adapter 4 to decrease the DC power supply voltage Vin.
  • the supply current I 0 reaches a maximum limit value I limH (point P 2 )
  • the AC adapter 4 shifts to a shut-down state. As a result, the DC power supply voltage Vin continues to decrease and the supply current I 0 starts to decrease.
  • the DC—DC converter 100 which uses the AC adapter 4 , maintains the output voltage Vout 2 , which is lower than the DC power supply voltage Vin, constant as the charging current I 2 increases.
  • the DC—DC converter 100 maintains the charging current I 2 constant while decreasing the output voltage Vout 2 .
  • the first to third reference values Vref 1 -Vref 3 are set so that the current supply capacity of the AC adapter 4 can be fully utilized.
  • the AC adapter is apt to enter an overcurrent state since the supply current I 0 , which is set in accordance with the AC adapter 4 , easily exceeds the current supply capacity of the AC adapter. That is, the AC adapter enters a shut-down state whenever the supply current I 0 exceeds the maximum limit value I limH .
  • the employment of such an AC adapter in electronic equipment using the DC—DC converter 100 is not preferable.
  • the DC—DC converter 120 has a switch SW which selects a first reference voltage Vref 1 from a plurality of reference voltages in accordance with the current supply capacity of the AC adapter. By altering the reference voltage, the supply current I 0 of the AC adapter can be optimally adjusted.
  • the switch SW is shifted by a control signal from the AC adapter. Accordingly, the AC adapter is required to have a special device. This increases the cost of the AC adapter.
  • the switch SW also increases the cost of the DC—DC adapter.
  • the present invention provides a method for controlling a DC—DC converter that generates a system output current and a battery charging current from a supply current generated from a DC power supply voltage.
  • the method includes the steps of comparing the DC power supply voltage with a reference voltage and generating a differential voltage detection signal from the comparison result, comparing the differential voltage detection signal with a triangular wave signal and generating a duty control signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the comparison result, and controlling the supply current flowing through an output transistor to adjust the battery charging current by activating and deactivating the output transistor in accordance with the duty control signal.
  • a circuit for controlling a DC—DC converter that generates a system output current and a battery charging current from a supply current generated from a DC power supply voltage.
  • the DC—DC converter includes an output transistor through which the supply current flows.
  • the control circuit includes a voltage detection circuit for comparing the DC power supply voltage with a first reference voltage and generating a differential voltage detection signal from the comparison result.
  • a PWM comparison circuit is connected to the voltage detection circuit to compare the differential voltage signal with a triangular wave signal and generate a duty control signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the comparison result.
  • the PWM comparison circuit provides the duty control signal to the output transistor to activate and deactivate the output transistor, thereby controlling the supply current flowing through the output transistor, and adjusting the battery charging current.
  • a DC—DC converter for generating a system output current and a battery charging current from a supply current generated from a DC power supply voltage.
  • the DC—DC converter includes a smoothing circuit having an output coil and a capacitor, an output transistor connected to the smoothing circuit, and a control circuit connected to the output transistor to control the supply current flowing through the output transistor.
  • the control circuit includes a voltage detection circuit for comparing the DC power supply voltage with a first reference voltage and generating a differential voltage detection signal from the comparison result.
  • a PWM comparison circuit is connected to the voltage detection circuit.
  • the PWM comparison circuit compares the differential voltage signal with a triangular wave signal and generates a duty control signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the comparison result.
  • the PWM comparison circuit provides the duty control signal to the output transistor to activate and deactivate the output transistor, thereby controlling the supply current flowing through the output transistor and adjusting the battery charging current.
  • a control circuit for a DC—DC converter is provided.
  • the DC—DC converter generates a system output current and a battery charging current from a supply current provided by an AC adapter.
  • the DC—DC converter has an output terminal at which the battery charging current is provided, an output transistor connected to the output terminal which supplies the battery charging current, and a coil and a capacitor connected in series between the output transistor and the output terminal.
  • the control circuit includes a voltage detection amplifying circuit having a non-inverting input terminal which receives a DC power supply voltage from the AC adapter and an inverting input terminal which receives a first reference voltage.
  • the voltage detection amplifying circuit compares the DC power supply voltage and the first reference voltage and amplifies a voltage difference thereof to generate a first detection signal.
  • a current detection amplifying circuit has a non-inverting input terminal connected to a first terminal of the resistor and an inverting input terminal connected to a second, opposite terminal of the resistor. The current detection amplifying circuit detects a value of the battery charging current and generates a second detection signal corresponding thereto.
  • a first error amplifying circuit has an inverting input terminal connected to an output of the current detection amplifying circuit which receives the second detection signal and a non-inverting input terminal which receives a second reference voltage.
  • the first error amplifying circuit compares the second detection signal and the second reference voltage and amplifies a voltage difference thereof to generate a third detection signal.
  • a second error amplifying circuit has an inverting input terminal connected to a low potential terminal of the resistor and a non-inverting input terminal which receives a third reference voltage. The second error amplifying circuit compares the potential at the low potential side of the resistor and the third reference voltage and amplifies a voltage difference thereof to generate a fourth detection signal.
  • a PWM comparison circuit has a first non-inverting input terminal connected to the voltage detection amplifying circuit and receiving the first detection signal, a second non-inverting input terminal connected to the first error amplifying circuit and receiving the third detection signal, a third non-inverting input terminal connected to the second error amplifying circuit and receiving the fourth detection signal, and an inverting input terminal which receives a triangular wave signal.
  • the PWM comparison circuit compares one of the first, third and fourth detection signals with the triangular wave signal and amplifies a voltage difference thereof to generate a duty control signal.
  • An output circuit is connected between the output transistor and the PWM comparison circuit for activating and deactivating the transistor in accordance with the duty control signal in order to adjust the battery charging current.
  • a method for controlling a DC—DC converter in another aspect of the present invention, includes the steps of detecting the DC power supply voltage and adjusting the battery charging current in accordance with the detected DC power supply voltage.
  • a circuit for controlling a DC—DC converter is provided.
  • the DC—DC converter generates an output current and a battery charging current from a supply current generated from a DC power supply voltage.
  • the DC—DC converter includes an output switch through which the supply current flows to output the charging current.
  • the control circuit includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting the DC power supply voltage; and an adjusting circuit connected to the voltage detection circuit for adjusting the battery charging current in accordance with the detected DC power supply voltage.
  • a DC—DC converter for generating a system output current and a battery charging current from a supply current generated from a DC power supply voltage.
  • the DC—DC converter includes a smoothing circuit including an output coil and a capacitor, an output switch connected to the smoothing circuit, and a control circuit connected to the output switch to control the supply current flowing through the output switch.
  • the control circuit includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting the DC power supply voltage and an adjusting circuit connected to the voltage detection circuit for adjusting the battery charging current in accordance with the detected DC power supply voltage.
  • FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a first prior art example of a DC—DC converter
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the current and the voltage in an AC adapter of the DC—DC converter of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a second prior art example of a DC—DC converter
  • FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a DC—DC converter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a DC—DC converter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a DC—DC converter according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a DC—DC converter 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the DC—DC converter 20 has a control circuit 21 , which includes a current detection amplifying circuit 12 , a voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 , a first error amplifying circuit 14 , a second error amplifying circuit 15 , a PWM comparison circuit 16 as an adjusting circuit, a triangular wave oscillating circuit 17 , and an output circuit 18 .
  • the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 has a non-inverting input terminal, which receives the DC power supply voltage Vin from the AC adapter 4 , and an inverting input terminal, which receives a first reference voltage Vref 1 .
  • the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 compares the DC power supply voltage Vin with the first reference voltage Vref 1 and amplifies the voltage difference to generate a detection signal SG 9 , which is provided to a first non-inverting input terminal of the PWM comparison circuit 16 . In this case, a decrease in the DC power supply voltage Vin decreases the potential of the detection signal SG 9 , and an increase in the DC power supply voltage Vin increases the potential of the detection signal SG 9 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 selects the signal having the lowest level and compares the selected signal with a triangular wave signal SG 7 provided to the inverting input terminal.
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 outputs a pulse signal having a low level when the triangular wave signal SG 7 is greater than the detection signal or the error output signals and outputs a pulse signal having a high level when the triangular wave signal SG 7 is smaller than the detection signal or the error output signals.
  • the pulse signal, or duty control signal SG 8 is received by the output circuit 18 .
  • the output circuit 18 inverts the control signal SG 8 and sends an output signal SG 1 to the gate of an output transistor 3 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 compares the first error output signal SG 5 with the triangular wave signal SG 7 and generates a duty control signal SG 8 having a duty ratio corresponding to the comparison result.
  • the duty control signal SG 8 is inverted by the output circuit 18 and applied to the output transistor 3 as the output signal SG 1 .
  • the output transistor 3 is activated and deactivated in response to the output signal SG 1 to converge the charging current I 2 of the battery BT on the predetermined value.
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 compares the second error output signal SG 6 with the triangular wave signal SG 7 and generates a duty control signal SG 8 having a duty ratio corresponding to the comparison result.
  • the duty control signal SG 8 is inverted by the output circuit 18 and applied to the output transistor 3 as the output signal SG 1 .
  • the output transistor 3 is activated and deactivated in response to the output signal SG 1 to converge the output voltage Vout 2 of the battery BT on the predetermined value.
  • the DC power supply voltage Vin of the AC adapter 4 decreases. If the detection signal SG 9 is smaller than the first and second error output signals SG 5 , SG 6 , the PWM comparison circuit 16 compares the detection signal SG 9 with the triangular wave signal SG 7 . The decrease in the potential of the detection signal SG 9 prolongs the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 7 exceeds the potential of the detection signal SG 9 .
  • the duty control signal SG 8 output from the PWM comparison circuit 16 remains high for a short period (i.e., has a low duty ratio).
  • the output circuit 18 inverts the duty control signal SG 8 and provides the output transistor 3 with an output signal SG 1 having an increased duty ratio. This shortens the period during which the output transistor 3 is activated and decreases the charging current I 2 . As a result, the DC power supply voltage Vin increases and the output voltage Vout 2 of the battery BT decreases.
  • An increase in the DC power supply voltage Vin increases the potential of the detection signal SG 9 output by the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 .
  • the increase in the potential of the detection signal SG 9 shortens the period during which the potential of the triangular wave signal SG 3 exceeds the potential of the detection signal SG 9 .
  • the period during which the triangular wave signal SG 3 is equal to or lower than the detection signal SG 9 is prolonged.
  • the duty control signal SG 8 output from the PWM comparison circuit 16 remains high for a long period (i.e., has a high duty ratio).
  • the output circuit 18 inverts the duty control signal SG 8 and provides the output transistor 3 with an output signal SG 1 having a decreased duty ratio.
  • the DC—DC converter 20 of the first embodiment has the advantages described below.
  • the DC—DC converter 20 maintains the DC power supply voltage Vin by adjusting the power supplied to the battery BT in accordance with the current supply capacity of the AC adapter 4 .
  • the current supply capacity of the AC adapter 4 can be fully utilized without requiring any special devices. This prevents an increase in cost.
  • the charging current I 2 provided to the battery BT is detected by the current detection amplifying circuit 12 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 controls the charging current I 2 in accordance with the detected current to maintain the charging current I 2 constant. Accordingly, the battery BT is prevented from being damaged by overcurrent.
  • the output voltage Vout 2 of the battery BT is detected by the second error amplifying circuit 15 .
  • the PWM comparison circuit 16 controls the output voltage Vout 2 of the battery BT in accordance with the detected voltage to maintain the output voltage Vout 2 . Accordingly, the battery BT is prevented from being damaged by overvoltage charging.
  • the DC—DC converter 20 of the first embodiment does not employ the first current detection amplifying circuit 11 and the resistor R 1 employed in the prior art example of FIG. 1 .
  • the resistor R 1 employed in the prior art has a relatively small resistance to decrease power loss and a relatively large current capacity to cope with a relatively large supply current I 0 .
  • Such resistor r 1 is relatively expensive. Since the resistor R 1 is not required in the first embodiment, the cost of the DC—DC converter 20 is reduced.
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a control circuit 30 of a DC—DC converter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the second reference voltage Vref 2 is set so that it is lower than the first and third reference voltages Vref 1 , Vref 3 .
  • the second reference voltage Vref 2 is provided to the inverting input terminal of a voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 and the non-inverting input terminals of first and second error amplifying circuits 14 , 15 .
  • the control circuit 30 includes a resistance voltage dividing circuit 23 a connected to the non-inverting input terminal of the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 and a resistance voltage dividing circuit 23 b connected to the inverting input terminal of the second error amplifying circuit 15 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuit 23 a is configured to decrease the DC power supply voltage Vin in accordance with the second reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuit 23 b is configured to decrease the output voltage Vout 2 in accordance with the second reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuits 23 a , 23 b divide the DC power supply voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout 2 , respectively.
  • a single power supply is enough to generate the single reference voltage Vref 2 .
  • the second embodiment may be modified by providing the first reference voltage Vref 1 to the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 and the first and second error amplifying circuits 14 , 15 .
  • the resistor voltage dividing circuit 23 a is replaced by a resistor voltage dividing circuit, which divides the voltage of the voltage signal SG 4 . This resistor voltage dividing circuit is connected between the current detection amplifying circuit 12 and the first error amplifying circuit 14 .
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a control circuit 40 of a DC—DC converter according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first reference voltage Vref 1 is set so that it is higher than the second and third reference voltages Vref 2 , Vref 3 .
  • the first reference voltage Vref 1 is provided to the inverting input terminal of the voltage detection amplifying circuit 22 .
  • the control circuit 40 includes a resistance voltage dividing circuit 24 a connected between the first reference voltage Vref 1 and the non-inverting input terminal of the first error amplifying circuit 14 , and a resistance voltage dividing circuit 24 b connected between the first reference voltage Vref 1 and the non-inverting input terminal of the second error amplifying circuit 15 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuit 24 a decreases the first reference voltage Vref 1 and generates the second reference voltage Vref 2 , which is provided to the first error amplifying circuit 14 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuit 24 b decreases the first reference voltage Vref 1 and generates the third reference voltage Vref 3 , which is provided to the second error amplifying circuit 15 .
  • the resistance voltage dividing circuits 24 a , 24 b divide the first reference voltage Vref to generate the second and third reference voltages Vref.
  • only a single power supply is required to generate the single reference voltage Vref 1 .
  • the third embodiment may be modified by directly providing the second reference voltage Vref 2 to the first error amplifying circuit 14 .
  • a resistance voltage dividing circuit which divides the second reference voltage Vref 2 and generates the first reference voltage Vref 1
  • a resistance voltage dividing circuit which divides the second reference voltage Vref 2 and generates the third reference voltage Vref 3 .
  • An n-channel MOS transistor may be employed as the output transistor 3 .
  • the output circuit 18 includes an buffer circuit or an even number of inverters, which are connected in series to one another.
  • the triangular wave oscillating circuit 17 may be formed on a semiconductor integrated circuit chip that differs from the semiconductor integrated circuit chip on which the control circuit 21 is formed.
  • the control circuit 21 may be formed on the same semiconductor integrated circuit chip as the output transistor 3 and a smoothing circuit that includes the output coil 4 and the capacitor 7 . That is, the DC—DC converter may be formed on a single semiconductor substrate.

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